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The Longest Day is a 1962 American epic war film based on Cornelius Ryan's 1959 non-fiction book of the same name about the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
The Longest Day: Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Gerd Oswald, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck. With Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault. The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Brief Synopsis. The Allied forces launch the D-Day invasion of German-occupied France.
Jun 12, 2021 · Reviewer: Gissinglover - - June 8, 2024. Subject: The Longest Day. I watched this film for the first time today, June 7, 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6. It is moving and reminded me of the sacrifices our country and people have made for freedom and liberty for all. Important to remember in these troublled times.
Allied forces prepare for a massive D-Day assault upon the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
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Sep 28, 2021 · The Longest Day is a 1962 war movie based on the book of Cornelius Ryan of the same name. The movie is filmed in a docudrama style and narrates the key events of the first day of the D-Day Landings on June 6th, 1944.
In 1944, the U.S. Army and Allied forces plan a huge invasion landing in Normandy, France. Despite bad weather, General Eisenhower gives the okay and the Allies land at Normandy. General Norma ...
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Widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood’s greatest war films, THE LONGEST DAY is a spectacular account of the events leading up to and through the Allied Forces’ invasion of Normandy, France on D-Day (June 6), 1944 to fight the occupying Germans.
Nov 6, 2001 · The Longest Day is Hollywood's definitive D-day movie. More modern accounts such as Saving Private Ryan are more vividly realistic, but producer Darryl F. Zanuck's epic 1962 account is the only one to attempt the daunting task of covering that fateful day from all perspectives.
